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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/07/2021

External Reference: 2021-271881

TED Reference: 2021/S 147-391207

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
2200007u
College Green
Dublin 2
Co. Dublin
IE
Contact person: Kevin Ryan
Telephone: +353 18962376
E-mail: ryank8@tcd.ie
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.tcd.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/336

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Flow nanoAnalyzer for pre-clinical nano-particles/objects characterisation
Reference number:  TCD-21-C0770
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

38000000  -  Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

This Voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice acknowledges that Trinity College Dublin proposes to issue a contract to nanoFCM Co. Ltd. for supply of a Flow nanoAnalyzer. The intention is to enter a short term lease agreement to verify the capability of the instrument. A VEAT notice is published in recognition that the research project, or future iterations, may result in a purchase of the instrument. NanoFCM Co., Ltd. offers technology has the unique ability to perform multiple parameter analysis on sub-micron particles, which are typically too small to be detected by conventional and micro flow cytometry. In addition to the assessment of fluorescent probes on small particles, nano-flow cytometry measures particle size, size distribution and concentration similarly to a particle analyser, and with the accuracy & resolution of electron microscopy.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  195000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

This Voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice acknowledges that Trinity College Dublin proposes to issue a contract to nanoFCM Co. Ltd for supply of a Flow nanoAnalyzer. NanoFCM Co., Ltd. offers an instrument with the unique ability to perform multiple parameter analysis on sub-micron particles, which are typically too small to be detected by conventional and micro flow cytometry. The NanoAnalyzer platform offers a flexible, high throughput solution to both academic and private research organisations working on nanoparticle entities. Fluorescence-based detection can perform using a vast array of fluorophores already commercially available, and familiar staining protocols. By simultaneously measuring the scatter signal for each particle, it is possible to derive the size characteristics of each subpopulation, as well as their absolute concentration.
The NanoAnalyzer which is unique and specifically designed for nano- particles/objects size, concentration and fingerprinting specificity as preclinical characterisation research.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project: EU H2020

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason
    • absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The system is built on IP protected technology (Patents in USA (US2015/0233812A1) Europe (EP2908119A1)) that can be used to record and distinguish between tens of nanometre size range objects such as nano- particles, biological samples or objects.
No other commercially available system can be used to achieve the results offered by the proprietary technology.
The uniqueness of the Flow nanoAnalyzer emerged in a recent publication lead by TCD Principal Investigator jointly with several instrumentation companies, inclusive of nanoFCM, where it is shown that the system is capable of processing size, concentration and fluorescent fingerprinting in the specificity of the particles or objects in the nanoscale range where to acquire unique information for the sample under investigation.
The Flow nanoAnalyzer is working on the ability to measure simulateneously particles as physical objects by scatter and biomechical functions by fluorescence simulatenously and quantitatively (conventional flow cytometers acheive that only for objects larger than 300-500nm+ in diameter. NTA doesn't measure simultaneously scatter and fluorescence).
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Flow nanoAnalyzer for pre-clinical nano-particles/objects characterisation

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/07/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

NanoFCM Co., Ltd
Medicity, Building D6, Thane Road
Nottingham
NG90 6BH
UK
NUTS code:  UKF14 -  Nottingham

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  30000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  195000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High court
Ground Floor (East Wing), Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Dublin
Dublin 7
IE